In 2025, fire departments serving Granville responded to 53 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 96% of all calls.
Mar peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
182 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $201K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | 40 | +81.8% | |
| 2024 | 45 | +12.5% | |
| 2025 | 53 | +17.8% |
For the 4 building fires Granville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 10 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Granville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 10.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Granville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 5,857 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,300 | 23.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Smoking | 550 | 43.9 mi | |
| 2016 | Natural | 384 | 30.4 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 361 | 40.7 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 321 | 8.5 mi | |
| 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 285 | 38.2 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 | 45.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 | 23.8 mi | |
| 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 180 | 29.4 mi | |
| 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 180 | 29.4 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 | 41.8 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 175 | 21.8 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01034 | 182 |
Six Massachusetts cities with population within ±25% of Granville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.